Knot supporter for four-in-hand neckties



April 5 1927.

F. I. THAYER KNOT SUPPORTER FOR FOUR-IN-HAND NECKTIES Filed Dec. 29. 1926 Patented Apr; 5, 1927.

FRED I. THAYER', or rnn'mmo'rorr, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

KNOT' SUPPORTER' FOB, FOUR-IN-HAND NECKTIES.

Application filed December 29, 1926., ,Serial No. 157,680; r

This invention relates to a four-in-hand necktie which is knotted by the-wearer in a well known manner. hen the tie is worn with a turn-down'collar the knot is liable to slip downward after tying, so; that there is: an i'insightly gap between the top portion of the knot and the meetingend portions of the fold of the collar.

Supporters have heretofore been provided to prevent this objection, such supporters being interposed between the usual collarbutton engaged with the ends of the collar,

' and the portion of the knot which is intended to bear on the ends of the fold of the collar. In each instance, so far as I am aware, the supporter hasv heretofore becn'undesi-rably bulky and formed to increase the thickness oft-he knot from the backto the front side thereof, and cause an objectionable bulging of the'front side.

Oneobject of my invention is to provide a. supporter which is free from the lastnained objection and other objections to knot supporters heretofore used. 7 7 Another object-is to provide a supporter, the knot-engaging portion of which is adapted toconform to the usual inclination of thetop'portion of the knot as formed by the wearer;

Other objects will be apparent as the description proceeds.

Of the accompanying drawings forming I a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a front View of the knotted portion of a four-in-hand tie as ordinarily formed, and end'portionsof a turn-down collar, the collar-buttonanc the improved knot supporter being shown by broken lines.

Figure 2 is a rear view of the knotted portion, showingthe collar-button and the supporter in the relative positions shown by Figure 1; V

Figure 3 is a side view ofthe supporter by itself.

Figure d shows the supporter as in Figure 3, and a collar-button engaged therewitln Figure 5 is asection on line 5-5 of Figure 1, and shows by broken lines the top portion of the knot shown by Figures 1 and 2. p

Figure 6 is a section on line 66 of Figure 3. V

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 3,.

showing a different form of the supporter. Figure 8 1s a view similar to Figure 7,

showing the preferred form of the. porter 'for use with soft collars.

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figural, showing a soft collar, and by broken lines, the form of support shown by Figure 8-. f

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the figures.

The knot of a four-in-hand tie as usually formed bythe wearer, presents the appearance shown by Figure 1, at the front side of the knot, and the appearance shown by sup Figure 2, at the rearside] Theftop of the knot is formed by a folded portion 12 of the tie, said portion forming apart "of the outer side of the knot, as shown by Figure 1, and a part of the inner's-ide, as shown by Figure 2; It is believed that further description of the knot structure is unnecessary. 1 I

My improved supporter designated. b'y13, is an oblong piece ofsu-itablystiff' and resilient sheet material, such as sheet celluloid, although other materials, such as indurat'ed sheet fiber, or thin sheet inetalinay be em: ployed. The supporter has, a slotted end portion formed to be engaged with, andsupported by, the shank let ofa collar-button, at a suitable point between the feet lfi and head 16 of the button, the slot being preferably a button-hole 17, which is enlarged at its inidlength portion, and reduced at its end portions, the enlarged portion being adapted to receive the head 16, and the reduced upper end portion to bear on the shank 14, as indicated by Figures 1, 2', 4, and 5, so that the" shank prevents downwar movement of the supporter; The opposite endportion of the supporter has a knot-engaging edge 19, ad'apted tobear on the inner surface of the fold12, asbest shown by Figure 5 and preferably serrated V as shown.

The user may engage the/supporter with the collar-button either before or after forming the knot. Nhen the knot is formed the upper end portion of the supporter isinserted between the rear portion of the fold .12 and the portion of the knot overlapped thereby, as indicated by Figure 2, so that the knot-engaging edge 19 bears on the inner surface of the fold at the top of the knot.

The length of the supporter is such that when its slotted end is engaged with the button shank, its knot-engaging-edge is adapted to confine the top of the knot in collar 20, engaged with the button.

sagging.

the end portions of the fold of a turn-down In case the collar is of soft construction, the supporter, acting through the top of the knot,

supports the end portions of the fold of t-he collar so that'they are prevented from The thinness of the supporter, the sides of which are substantially fiat, although they maybe slightly curved, as indicated by Figures 5 and 6, enables the supporter to be located as shown, without adding appreciably to the thickness of the knot from front to rear, so that the supporter does not cause the knot.

an objectionable bulging of the front side of The operation of forming the knot in some cases imparts an inclination to the top of, the knot, as shown by Figures 1 and ,The knot-engaging edge 19 may be inclined,

as shown by Figures 1', 2, 3 and 4:, to con- -form to the inclination of the top of the knot; This inclination is advantageous when the supporter is used with a stiff collar. 'The inclination is omitted in the form shown by Figures 7, 8 and 9, showing the form of stiffener best adapted for soft "collars. In this form the upper edge 19 whe thesupporter is in use. v v portions, therefore, prevent the ends of the extends substantially at right angles with the longitudinal median line of the supporter, and is somewhat longer than the upper edges of the supporters shown by the otherfigures, so that its end portions are adapted to extend farther under the ends" 7 of theffOlded-orer portion of the collar, as

shown" by Figure 9, and are of equal height, Said end collar fold from sagging.

i {I also find that the serrations need not be sharply pointed, and may be formed by straight portions of the upper edge, and

v notches 21 in said edge. The serrations thus formed are'not liable to injure the tie.

The supporter will be made in different lengths suited to collars of different heights.

It will be seen that the supporter shown andzdescribed may be rapidly and inexpensively out from sheet-material by suitable dies. c

I claim L A four-in-hand necktie knot-supporter.

composed of an oblong piece of sheet material having a slotted end portion formed to en a e and be en) orted by a collarb t?) v button'shank, and an opposite end portion having a knot-engaging edge adapted to bear on the inner surface of the fold constituting the top of the knot as formed by the wearer, the length of the supporter being such that when its slotted end portion is engaged with a collar-button shank, the knot-engaging edge is adapted to confine said topin the end portions of the fold of a turn-down collar engaged withthe button, the supporter being adapted also to support said end portions when the collar is' of soft construction, the supporter, when in use, being located in the inner side of the knot without adding appreciably to the thickness of the knot from the rearto the front thereof.

2. A- four-in-hand necktie knot-supporter composed of an oblong piece of sheet material having a slotted end portion formed engaged with a collar-button shank, the knot-enga ing edge is adapted to conform to the usual inclination of the top of the knot, and confine said top in the end portions of the fold of aturn-down collar engaged with the but-ton, the supporter being adapted also to support said end portions when the collar is of soft construction, the supporter, when in use, being located in the inner side of the knot without adding appreciably to the thickness of the knot from therear to'the front thereof.

In testimony whereof I have signature.

' FRED I. TI-lAYElt.

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